Stephen Robert Weber

Stephen Robert Weber, a businessman, philanthropist, and beloved husband and father, died on Sunday, May 28. A longtime Boston resident, he was 85 and passed peacefully in his sleep at his summer home in Stockbridge, MA.

He was born in Kansas City, MO, the son of the late Bertram and Leah Weber. He attended Southwest High School in Kansas City, and graduated as an engineering major from the University of Pennsylvania in 1960. Two years later, he earned an MBA from the Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar.

He began his business career at Waddell & Reed, moved on to G.S. Grumman & Associates, and then to Jennison Associates. He returned to Grumman, which became Cowen & Company and then SG-Cowen Securities Corp. He retired as managing director of SG-Cowen in 2005.

A generous benefactor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, he was elected a Trustee of the BSO in 2002 and served as vice chair from 2010 to 2015. In 2017, he became a Life Trustee. He had a particular love for Tanglewood, the BSO’s summer home in the Berkshires, just down the road from his home in Stockbridge.

In addition to classical music, he enjoyed contemporary art, and served as Board Chair of the Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania.

He was an avid fan of Boston professional sports teams.

He leaves his wife of 55 years, Dr. Dorothy Altman Weber; daughter, Meredith Weber Blitstein and son-in-law Alexander Blitstein of Somerville; and brother-in-law, Dr. Lawrence K. Altman of New York City.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 2nd at 1pm at Levine Chapels (470 Harvard St, Brookline, MA). Burial will follow at the Sharon Memorial Park in Sharon, MA.

Visiting hours will be held at the Weber residence in Boston: after graveside services until 8pm on Friday; on Saturday from 7:30pm-9:30pm; and on Sunday from 1pm-4:30pm and 7-9pm. They will continue at the Weber residence in Stockbridge from 4-8pm on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Boston Symphony Orchestra (www.bso.org); Combined Jewish Philanthropies (www.ma.cjp.org); and 18 Degrees - Kids 4 Harmony (www.18degreesma.org/how-we-help/kids-4-harmony).